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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 90 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

About 62% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 816 students majoring in health professions at USC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 687 students majoring in health professions at UW Seattle, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Francisco helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 66% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loma Linda University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Women make up 59% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Pacific College of Health and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 457 students majoring in health professions at Pacific College San Diego, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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University of the Pacific came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 442 students majoring in health professions at Pacific, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 354 students majoring in health professions at UCLA, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Western University of Health Sciences landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 706 students majoring in health professions at Western University of Health Sciences, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#10

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 293 students majoring in health professions at Pacific, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Roseman University of Health Sciences landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Roseman University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.

Of the 290 students majoring in health professions at Roseman University of Health Sciences, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Washington State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Of the 276 students majoring in health professions at Wazzu, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Oregon Health & Science University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

Women make up 56% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
14 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
15 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
16 Chapman University Orange, CA
17 University of Western States Portland, OR
18 Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton, CA

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 54,872
Washington 10,021
Oregon 5,865
Hawaii 1,126
Nevada 4,207
Alaska 578

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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